Humphrey Carter
Deputy Editor
Oxford-born Humphrey Carter joined the Bulletin in 1994 as a photographer, having studied photography, film and psychology in the UK. After having travelled the world and worked in many fields, within months of joining the Bulletin he secured exclusive access to Australia’s most wanted man in Mallorca and ran with the story for the following ten years for the local and international media. He was made Deputy Editor in 1997 and has been sent on numerous overseas assignments - he fronted the multi-media coverage of Real Mallorca’s European football campaign. His work has been featured on the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world and is a regular commentator for leading international media outlets, in particular television and radio.
Society
Majorca celebrates the Queen’s 90th birthday
Guests were in a very special mood at Mood Beach today for Queen’s Elizabeth’s 90th birthday.
Emergencies
Puigpunyent fire drama
The alarm was raised at 4.30pm and, due to the proximity of the blaze to houses in the area, a level-one emergency was immediately declared.
Stag and hen controls
Airports and airlines need to be acting more responsibly, it’s a matter of security.
Police
Bobbies on the beat in Playa de Palma
The town hall has its security units ready, but where are the additional National Police officers?
Charity
British swimmer plucked to safety after jellyfish stings
Anna had suffered an "enormous number of severe jellyfish stings" and was "slipping in and out of consciousness".
Crime
Massive blow to Majorca drugs dealers
Operation Iron Belt has so far led to the arrests of 25 people.
Tourism
35,000 cruise passengers visiting Palma this week
This summer is heading to be a record one, with the number of cruise ships visiting Palma due to be one of the highest to date, nearly 600.
Charity
Briton to swim from Minorca to the mainland via Majorca and Ibiza
Endurance swimmer and charity fundraiser Anna Wardley, 39, will be on stand-by from tomorrow to begin her Balearic Swim Challenge.
Crime
Ex-wife’s boyfriend shot dead in Santa Ponsa "crime of passion"
The incident occurred around 3.30am today at a property in the C. Gran Via Serra de Alfaiba in Santa Ponsa.
Tourism
Summer bookings for Majorca reaching "critical point"
In the UK, if people have not booked their summer holiday to Majorca yet, they are going to be hard pushed to find accommodation.
Sport
Russia crowned Majorca champions
With 2,000 people in the resort for anything from four days to two weeks, the local tourist industry welcomes the event because of the early income it generates.
EU referendum
EU referendum could spark late rush on holidays, but supply is short
“A lot of hoteliers are running at high occupancy in places like the Balearics but prices have gone up and it is just pricing certain families out.”
Sport
Kick-off in Santa Ponsa
Most of the players were quite pleased that it was not as hot as last year.
Sport
Local police forces take on the rest of the world in Santa Ponsa
The fifth five-a-side Mallorca Football Tournament for global security, military and government personnel and amateurs kicks off on Thursday evening in Santa Ponsa.
Gastronomy
Soller chutneys with a touch of Nepalese promise
Handmade and homemade chutneys are the latest product to emerge from the Soller Valley using fresh, local produce.
Nautical
Twenty per cent surge in demand for moorings in the Balearics
Booking a berth for July and August is more or less impossible in the Balearics and that is leading to the lengthening of the nautical season.
Emergencies
Driver and cyclist killed in accident, second cyclist in critical condition
The force of the impact trapped the driver in his vehicle and fire fighters from the Inca brigade were required to cut him free.
Nautical
Balearic president backs nautical industry
President Armengol stressed the importance of the nautical industry because of the economic benefits it brings.
Tennis
Murray gets ready for Madrid in Majorca
Britain’s world number two tennis player, Andrew Murray, has spent the past few days training with world number eleven, the Canadian, Milos Raonic and his coach, Majorca former world number one, Carlos Moya, at the Palma Sport & Tennis Club in the city centre.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Worth the hassle? EU referendum
I’ve done my best to lay off the EU hokey cokey but it’s now worth joining the merry dance.
Humphrey Carter 24/05/2016 00:00